Gasket



July 2, 1935. Q BAlLEY 2,006,381

GASKET Filed July 9, 1951 mf /TOR.

5/51/47? 15. may BY Wknsvs Patented July 2, 1935 r I g UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claude B. Bailey, Wyandotte, MiOlL, assignor to McCord Radiator & Mfg. 00., Detroit, Mich., a corporation. of Maine Application July 9, 1931, Serial No. 549,602

1 Claim. (01. 288-4) This invention relates to gaskets of the type an intermediate supporting layer or insert I of having a metal insert forming the supporting sheet material, such as steel, and two cushion layer for the cushion material on one or both layers 2, 2 of asbestos or other fibrous heat resides of the gasket, with the insert provided with sistant material on opposite sides of p the metal 5 a multiplicity of projections or prongs struck out laye a d o pl y c v Same! When 5 therefrom and extending into or through the the gasket is of the cylinderhead type, as shown cushion material to anchor and secure the same in Fig. 1, the layers are provided with a plurality to the metal layer. of registering openings 3, 4 vand 5, respectively;

One object of my invention is toso form and These openings have the arran S e a d arrange the prongs on the metal layer that when shape required and constitute, in the order named, 10 the layers of the gasket are pressed together to t e C mbu C m Openings, the Water P unite them, the outer ends of those prongs which sage p in an th tud or b op nin s, rcextend through the cushion material will be p iv ly. In any;o h r yp' of c he operiturned over against the cushion material in a gs will have the size, shape and n me t direction away from theopenings made in the required. F

metal layer by striking out the prongs, to -clinch T an or and firmly secure the cushion lay r the cushion material to the metal layer and pro- 2 t t e metal layer insert I p v de t vide a secure connection between them. latter with a'mul p ty of relatively ar ow i In carrying out this object, I make theprongs, projections prongs Ga p h 0 t u Gilli which serve to clinch the cushion material to of the metallayerinrcws on pp s t s d s f the 20 the metal layer, in the shape of right angle trisame, as h wn in Figs. 3 smil T p s angles so that the apeXes or outer'ends of said are p b y arranged n r w x in n hprongs when extendedoutward from the metal Wise 0f the metal layer W the prongs in e layer will be opposite one of the side edges of w staggered with r spe t t th pr n s in an 25, the openings formed in themet'al layer on strik adjacent This P d s an ffect ve (118- 5 ing out said prongs. By this arrangeme t t tribution of the prongs over both sides of the outer ends of said prongs when pressed toward metal layer, although it of Course, underthe metal layer will bend or twist over beyond stcod thatmy invention is applicable to agasket the adjacent side'sof the openingsto clinch the in which the metal layer may form n of the cushion material against-the imperforate por faces for the cushion material and thus have 30 tions of the metal layer at the sides of the o en prongs on one side ly. The holes r p r ures ings instead of toward the openings, as when 7 made in the metal layer in the r ns the outer ends of the clinching prongs are disof prongs permit the material fo the posed midway'or between the side edges of the cushion layers to be Pressed through e 1 11 openings. 4 ings in the making of the gasket as when press- 35 The invention also relates to thecomposite mg the l y together- Th p v es for more sheet from which the gaskets are made and or less homogenous connection between the cushsists further in the matters hereinafter described i011 layers on Opposite Sides 0f metal y s d l i d, I through holes I, as shown in'Fig.2.. 40 In the accompanying drawing:-- Certain of the prongson'opposite sides of the 40 Fig. 1 is a top plan View of a, cylinder head metal layer serve to clinch the cushion material gasket constructed in accordance with my invent r in order to more a ly a h r or tion; 3 i I secure the layers together. This is renderedpos Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse sectional viewv s l by making'certain 0f t pro s l n r than taken on 1ine'22 of Fig. 1;" the others, the long prongs extending throu h 45 Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the prong prothe cushion material and having their outer ends vided metal insert used in the gasket, the clinchinched v r a a st the a n the ma n ing prongs being shown with their outer orapex 0f he g In the drawing, I Show the prongs ends extending outward for passing through the 6, 6 in each row alternately. long and short, with, cushion material; a short prong 6 at one end of each opening "I 50 Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view'taken 0n and a long prong 6 at the opposite end of the line 44 of Fig. 2; and opening. It is preferable, although not neces- Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the structure shown sary, to have a long prong 6 in each row followed in Fig. 4. by a short prong B in the same row, so that two As shown in the drawing, thegasket comprises long prongs are not near enough to hinder or ingrain being designated by c. from an inspection of this figure that the outer terfere with the bending of the outer ends of such prongs into clinching relation with the cushion material engaged thereby. v

The long prongs 6 are preferably made in the form of right angle triangles. This causes the outer or apex ends of such prongs to be substantially over one of the side edges of the openings 1, from which the prongs extend. Moreover, the long prongs 6 are long enough to extend through the cushion material, and in the making of the gasket the outer or apex ends of the long prongs extend slightly beyond the outer surfaces of the cushion layers when the layers are pressed together. With the outer ends 01' the long prongs projecting beyond the cushion layers, the long prongs may be operated upon by pressure when pressing the layers together to twist or bend the apexes of the long prongs over and against the outer surfaces of the cushion layers to clinch the layers together, as indicated by 8 in Fig. 2. With the outer or apex ends of the long prongs disposed at one side of their respective openings, the outer ends of such prongs under pressure not only flatten over into clinching contact with the cushion material, but turn or bend over in a direction away from the adjacent side edges of the openings 7 to clinch the cushion material against the imperforate portions of the metal layer at the sides of the openings. This accomplishes a more effective anchoring of the cushion material to the metal layer than in those cases where the outer or apex ends of the clinching prongs are between the side edges of the openings and merely curl or bend back against the cushion material over and in line with the openings where the metal layer provides no support for the cushion material or resiststhe clinching action of the prongs. With the long prongs 6 in the shape of effective anchoring of the cushion material to the metal layer I, can be secured if the cushion material is disposed on the metal layer with the long prongs arranged to extend into and through the cushion material at right angles or transverse to the general direction of the fibres or grain of the cushion material, as indicated in Fig. 5, the It will be observed or apex ends 8 of the prongs are twisted or bent against the cushion material and extend crosswise of the grain or fibres.

The cushion material 2 may be applied to metal layer l in the form of previously made sheets or in moist paste form. When the cushion material is in selfsupporting form, the sheets are disposed on opposite sides of the metal layer and all are subjectto required inward pressure to assemble the layers and to cause the prongs to penecushion material to the metal layer.

trate the cushion layers with the long prongs passing through the cushion material for clinching. against the same. When the cushion material is in paste form, it is usually spread over opposite sides of the metal layer to the thickness required and pressure applied to compact the material and to clinch over the outer or apex ends of the long prongs. Regardless of the manner in which the cushion material is applied to the metal layer, the prongs will be embedded in the cushion material, the long prongs serving to clinch the The composite sheet material so formed is afterward cut or blanked to the shape and size required, with the necessary arrangement of port and other holes or openings for gasket purposes.

The metal layer 1 provides an effective support for the cushion layers on opposite sides of the metal layer. The exposed faces of the gasket are formed of the yieldable cushion material, which is pressed into the irregularities of the surfaces of the members between which the gasket is clamped to provide a leakproof joint at such members. To keep the cushion material from adhering to such surfaces, the outer faces of the cushions are coated with graphite or the like, as indicated at 9, in Fig. l.

The short prongs 6 provide abutments which, in conjunction with the long prongs, prevent displacement of the cushion material in the plane of the layers. The short prongs also serve to anchor the layers together by extending into the cushion material. The edges of the cushion material at the combustion chamber and water passage openings of the, gasket may be bound with metal inserts, if required.

The details of the structure and arrangement of parts shown and described may be variously changed and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, except as pointed out in the appended claim.

I claim as my invention:

A gasket of the character described having a layer of cushion gasket material and a layer of sheet metal substantially co-extenslve with the cushion layer, said metal layer having a multiplicity of short and long prongs struck out from the metal layer on opposite sides thereof and extending into the cushion layer, the short prongs being at one end of each of the openings made in the metal layer on striking out the prongs and terminating short of the outer surface of the cushion layer, the long prongs being at the other ends of the openings and having a length sufiicient to extend through the cushion layer and beyond the outer surface thereof, the outer ends of the long prongs being deflected laterally of the prongs and bent into clinching engagement with the cushion layer on the outer surface thereof laterally of the openings in the metal layer to secure the cushion layer to the imperforate portion of the metal layer at the sides of the prongs, the long and. the short prongs by extending into the cushion layer holding said layer against displacement in the plane of the metal layer.

7 CLAUDE B. BAILEY. 

